Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-01-13

well. dear. sure Dim a knight at
lasht," proudly exclaimed Patrick
MclIoane as he removed coat and
hat and seated himself beside his wife.
who had been awaiting his return.
ut $ no throuble I'll have now in get
ting job I'm thinkin'."
.'Phat is all this thing about inniti-
alton we've been talkin' about? Plat
did We have till do, Ne said yed tell
tell me all about it,"
"Och, bcgorra, I couldn't tell We the
hall Of it, ii dared, and forbid that,
sure had till swarc he all that was
houly and good that Id niver breathe
n wurd to any Twin soul. 1t wud set
We crazy if Id tell We OF all the blather
and signs, and the wurds and the
grips. and the knocks. and the divil
knows what till it."
"Phat's the made OF all thin things
Ony way, sure cant see any rayson
/ fur it all.
! "Well, they re all meant for sum
thin. Whin We want till git Until the
room We have till give saycret rap
on the dure. Then spalpeen that's
on watch beyant, sticks his ear till u
pcep-hOle in the dure and We give
him the wlird. and how and scrape
till the officers and take yer seat"
as that all?"
"NO; that's but n beginnin'. We
have signs to show till the ris, on the
strate or wherever We are that We are
a Knight, and when We shake hands
with mon We give him the grip that's
the token that year wan of thin.
For by that there's another sign that
We are in disthress. and wan that they
give when ye're to quit wurk and 90
on sthrike."
"And phat makes ye quit Yer job
whin some blaggarl chooses till wink
or nod till ye?"
Join We sware that yell obey the or
Diners OF yeer assembly. Ii there's
throuble at yer wurk the'll sind n man
till the place, and whon he gives the
wink ieery mimber till he gifts wurd till
go back"
| suppose We wur at wurk. and We
liked yer boss, was satisfied wud yer
wages, and had no grayvences, and
yid Git the sign, wud We sthop yer
wurky"
I'D have to, dear. III sit down me
hod il had it on me shoulder.
"And risk yer wife and childher
bein' thrown out of "a home and go till
the work-housey"
"Since I'm bound be me oath.'
"Well, its the first hard wurd liver
said till We since I've hin yer wife, but
it's n big fool We We're to take any sich
an oath. I've always b'lavcd We loved
yer wifcand BARNS, but I'm doubtin'
it now"
~ think yer wrongin' me dear. fur
I'm sure we'd not he or,lhered out wild
out n cause. and that il would be bet :
ter fur US all till quit thin to kape on
wurkin'."
I'd niver risk that in the hands of
Ony man. Ii We cant manage your
own affairs yc'd bether do like many
an other mon does aud take counsel
from yer wife. Yer first obligashun
was till me, and Father Kelly touli us
it was to he for loifc. and we've no right
till take ony oath that will interfere
wud that, and I'm not playsed wud
it all"
But We don't know what's to come
till il. sure there's mony IA mon that :
paid guide wages fur dom nohhin hut
gOin' around and inspectin' things.
There's committees that receive the
complaints and say PLAT shell he
done, and hcv good wages and their
EXPENSES. and nothin' till do, and who
knows but I'll get n job loike that"
IL know yen niver git one-tinth the
job We thing We will. There is niver a
day but ye're tellin' me of some great
job ye're likely tn git. and wud the
pOstoflice and the clisthom-houSe and
the Knights we've got sitivashuns
enough fur hoOndrel men AT Taste.
'Och ye'er cross the night, and Ill
tell We no more 10 to bed and dranle
of yer bad humor, and I'll show We
some day tibet me castles are not all
built in the air. We mustn't think that
amt dom PLAT thinks fur the best
fur all of yees, and that ! made Yer
help all tonne. '-Philadelphia News.